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In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

John Cornyn says he won’t be FBI director

Sen. John Cornyn took himself out of the running to be FBI director, saying Tuesday that he'd rather remain in Congress, where he's the No. 2 Republican in the upper chamber.

May 16, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, next to Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Trump on Wednesday welcomed Vladimir Putin's top diplomat to the White House for Trump's highest level face-to-face contact with a Russian government official since he took office in January. (Russian Foreign Ministry Photo via AP)

Chuck Schumer demands transcript of Trump-Russia meeting

The Senate's top Democrat demanded Tuesday that the White House release the transcript of his meeting with the Russian foreign minister to congressional intelligence committees so they can determine the extent of the damage.

May 16, 2017
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP rolled back 14 of 15 Obama rules using Congressional Review Act

Republicans' test-drive of a little-used regulatory review law is now over and party leaders say it was a smashing success, allowing Congress roll back 14 rules President Obama's team issued at the end of his administration, for a savings of billions of dollars.

May 15, 2017
In this March 7, 2017, file photo, then-Deputy Attorney General-designate Rod Rosenstein, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rod Rosenstein to brief senators on Trump probe

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will brief senators behind close doors on Thursday, giving lawmakers a chance to prod the man who's now at the forefront of the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey and the ongoing probe into Trump campaign figures' dealings with Russia.

May 15, 2017
Fired FBI Director James B. Comey is likely to stay away from interference in an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the November presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

Top Democrats demand Donald Trump’s James Comey tapes

Top House Democrats on Friday demanded that President Trump turn over any tapes he has of his conversation with then-FBI Director James B. Comey, saying the president forced the issue by suggesting the possibility of recordings.

May 14, 2017
President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting with Dr. Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under President Richard Nixon, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump not personally under investigation, top senators say

President Trump was correct when he said he wasn't personally under investigation in the FBI's Russia election meddling probe, two key senators said Thursday, though both of them said the government owes the public a better explanation of what's going on.

May 11, 2017
In this March 7, 2017, file photo, then-Deputy Attorney General-designate Rod Rosenstein, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rod Rosenstein’s firing memo faces questions as Democrats demand recusal

Key Democrats are questioning the memo Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wrote justifying the ouster of FBI Director James B. Comey, saying it doesn't sound like the kind of document someone with the lawyer's long experience would craft -- and saying it's more evidence for why he should recuse himself from probing President Trump.

May 11, 2017
President Trump appointed Kansas Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach to join Vice President Mike Pence in leading a commission to study voter fraud and suppression. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump signs order creating voter-fraud panel

President Trump established a commission Thursday to study voter fraud and suppression, tapping Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach to lead an effort that is drawing fire even before its first meeting.

May 11, 2017
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York (left), Sen. Christopher Murphy of Connecticut (second from left) and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon addressed the media after a Democratic policy luncheon on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

James Comey’s firing stops Washington business

Washington ground to a halt Wednesday as Democrats exploded over the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey, laying out a list of demands they said must be met before President Trump and Congress regain a sense of normalcy.

May 10, 2017
In this March 7, 2017, file photo, then-Deputy Attorney General-designate Rod Rosenstein, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dems now say deputy attorney general also tarnished by FBI firing

Senate Democrats said Wednesday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, whom most of them voted to confirm just weeks ago, has now been tainted by this week's firing of FBI Director James Comey and can no longer be involved in deciding the next big steps in the Russia probe.

May 10, 2017
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., ranking member on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, second from right, accompanied by, from left, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, subcommittee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 8, 2017, during the subcommittee's hearing: "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senate Democrats cancel VA oversight to protest Comey

Democrats shut down most action in the Senate on Wednesday, saying they were retaliating for the firing a day earlier of FBI Director James Comey, forcing the cancellation of a number of important hearings.

May 10, 2017
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks to members of the media about healthcare, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mitch McConnell accuses Dems of hypocrisy on Comey firing

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that Democrats are being hypocritical in complaining about FBI Director James Comey's firing a day earlier, saying they lodged many of the same complaints about him that the Justice Department cited as reasons for the ouster.

May 10, 2017